ghs flats

[Fast n Funky 11]

I've had my fender fretless jazz for a while now and it still has the strings on it from when I bought the bass. They could be up to two years old for all I know. I have never purchased a flatwound string before and I dont really know what to do. I want a flatwound for sure because i cant have my fingerboard chewed up.
I want a nice bright tone though, with a defined midrange, but not twangy.
Since i have ghs bass boomers on my fretted and I love how funky they are, I thought I might go with ghs brite flats
I have also been considering a titanium string

Any opinions on either? Good brand names for a titanium string? Any suggestions on brighter flatwounds are welcome too.

 

[Fast n Funky 11]

sorry I forgot. Any Opinions on Rotosound Flats (jazz 77)

 

[markdavid]

sorry I forgot. Any Opinions on Rotosound Flats (jazz 77)

Roto flats are very bright but go dead quite quickly.
May be worth trying Daddario Chromes, they are bright and stay that way for ages.

 

[JoeG]

GHS Pressure wounds are worth trying. I've been using them on my fretlesses for years. Sound great and no wear.

 

[Phalex]

I have Brite Flats on my P bass. I love em. The Medium light actually have thicker top strings and a .103 for the E. I like the gauge and the tension. They feel good (You have to break them in) and they sound great! Here's a great source for them: Invalid Link Removed

 

[Oscar South]

I had a set of GHS brite flats on my fretless a couple of years ago, I thought they were a pretty nice set of strings, I have a little riff I recorded one day with them so you can hear the tone:
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The bass/pickups are a Maya fretless P copy with what I presume are the original pickups, I don't know how old it is but its pretty beat up and has a fender replica headstock so I presume it was made before the copyright laws regarding that came in. It was recorded with a DI into my soundcard and unfortunately I can't remove the cheesy midi overdub.

 

[MojoBenny]

Been using Thomastik-Infeld nickel flat-wound roundcore for years. get 'em at [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[GM60466]

Recently I switched from GHS flats to D'Addario Chrome Flats. I like them very much.

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[ack]

I put a set of GHS Brite Flats on an SX Jazz that I was really not very happy with. After a short break-in period, that bass came to life. I really like them better than the Roto 66's I had on there previously. The GHS Brites were the 4th set of strings I've tried on this bass, and the only set I have liked. Great feel and consistency.